Ex-Xavier star sets Marquette record

Marquette University junior Carlye Schuh, a former Xavier High School standout, is looking forward to the Big East Indoor Championships after setting the school's indoor long jump record on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.

Carlye Schuh always knew she had it in her, and her coaches were confident that someday it would come out.

But whether it be injuries or the normal maturation process for a college athlete, something always seemed to get in the way for the former Xavier High School standout.

So when the 20-year-old junior broke Marquette University's indoor track and field school record in the long jump on Saturday, the feeling of joy was accompanied by a sense of relief.

"I feel like I'm on the right track and finally hitting my stride," Schuh said. "The first two years you come in, there's so much change. The first two years are really just adjusting and finding the balance between what you've learned in the past and what your coach wants you to do, and then putting it together. It definitely takes some time. I would have liked to do better last year, but I guess I was OK with where I was at.

"But I definitely feel like it's going really well this year."

Schuh's indoor record was the highlight of a big day for Marquette at the Bill Bergan Invitational on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.

Schuh's jump of 19 feet, 51/2 inches gave her first place in the event and broke the Marquette indoor record of Joy Krekelberg by a quarter of an inch. On Monday, she was named Marquette's student-athlete of the week.

The record jump came one week after Schuh sat out a meet at the University of Illinois because of a nagging hamstring strain. It was her first time competing since Dec. 7, when she placed second in the Blue and Gold Invite with a jump of 18-10.

Last season, Schuh spent most of the season battling painful shin splints.

"It has been a long time coming for Carlye," Marquette head coach Bert Rogers said. "She is in great shape and has gotten a lot faster and stronger. We have seen it in practices from her, but she has had some nagging injuries recently. We have been waiting for her to reach the school record and we are very pleased she was able to accomplish it."

Schuh, who also competes in the triple jump and in sprints, says she has always had confidence she could compete at a high level in college and, when healthy, the results have backed up that belief.

As a sophomore, she finished fifth in the long jump at the Big East indoor championships and was seventh at the Big East outdoor championships.

During her first season, she set Marquette's freshman indoor record in the long jump (18-73/4) and posted the fourth-best triple jump in MU history during the Big East Outdoor Championships with a jump of 38-101/4.

"It has definitely been really challenging, but as a junior I feel like I have it down now," said Schuh, who is majoring in psyschology and Spanish and has also been accepted into the school's physical therapy program. "It's definitely a big jump from high school to college, but it's been worth it and a lot of fun."

The next big meet on the horizon for Schuh is the Big East Indoor Championships, which will be Feb. 16-17 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

Nick Davis, who is Schuh's jumps coach at Marquette, is excited about her future.

"Carlye has been training at a very high level all year long," Davis said. "As we move closer to the Big East Indoor Championships, it is our goal to mark those jumps and be bigger. We know there's a lot more out there for Carlye."

Not Mader's fault

The Northern Illinois men's basketball team set a couple of dubious records for scoring futility on Saturday, but you can't blame former Appleton East standout Sam Mader.

Mader, a freshman for the Huskies, has missed the last three games because of a shoulder injury, according to Jeremy Reid, the NIU assistant media relations director. Reid said the Huskies hope to have Mader back in a couple of weeks.

Mader is averaging 5.0 points and 2.1 rebounds a game for the Huskies. He has played in 15 games, with five starts, and is averaging 19.5 minutes a game.

In Saturday's 42-25 loss against Eastern Michigan, the Huskies broken their own NCAA Division I record for fewest points in a half, scoring only four points in the first half. The Huskies also broke the record for lowest field goal percentage in a half of the shot clock era (3.2 percent) and lowest field goal percentage in a game (13.1 percent), and tied the mark for fewest made field goals in a half after shooting one-for-31.

The Huskies scored five points in the first half against Dayton on Dec. 1.

Kanaman out

The Shiocton boys' basketball team, which is 10-0 in the Central Wisconsin Conference-8 and chasing the conference title, will have to go the rest of the way without its top scorer.

Senior guard Shane Kanaman, who is averaging about 15 points a game, injured his acromioclavicular joint, or AC joint, in his right shoulder against Bonduel on Jan. 22 and he confirmed on his Facebook page Monday that he is out for the season.

"Well, bad news for all," Kanaman posted. "I am officially done playing basketball for Shiocton High School. My injury is too severe to come back in time for playoffs. I just want to say thanks to anyone who has got me to the point I was this season, whether it's a coach, teammate, parent, fans, friends, even someone who rebounded the ball for me when I was shooting. I hope all the fans or whoever watched me play for Shiocton enjoyed it. I am going to miss the atmosphere, my teammates, my coaches and the playoffs."

Kanaman was injured against Bonduel when a Bears player landed on him in a battle for a loose ball.

"He dove for a loose ball and he had his shoulder all goofed up on the floor," Shiocton coach Chad Schmidt said. "We'll have to play some depth. We're hoping to survive this and win the conference."

The Chiefs, who are 14-2 overall, lead Amherst (14-3, 9-1) by one game in the CWC-8.

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